1Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”
1Huchiin TOUPAN Samuel kiangah, Israel mite kumpipa dinga ka deih nawn louhsa Saula jiakin bangtan ahi a na lungkham sin? Na ki ah sathau thun dim inla, kuanin, Bethlehem mi Jesai kiangah ka honsawl sin hi; a tapate laka mi kumpipa dingin ka sepkhinta hi, a chi a.
2Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.
2Huan, Samuelin, bangchiin ka kuan thei dia? Sualin na za leh a hon hihlum mai ding, a chi a. Huan, TOUPAN, bawngla pi inla, TOUPA kianga kithoih dinga hong ka hi, chiin.
3Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.”
3Huan, kithoihna ah Jesai sam inla, huan, na hihding ka hon hilh ding; huan, a min ka honhilh dingpa sathau hon nilh sakin, a chi a.
4Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
4Huchiin Samuelin TOUPA gen bangin a hih a, Bethlehem ah a hoh ta a. Huan, khuaa upaten ling kawm in amah a nadawn ua, hoih lam thua hong na hi maw? a chi ua. Huan, aman, hoih lam thu ah hi e:
5He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
5TOUPA kianga kithoih dinga hong ka hi; kisiangthou sak unla kithoihna ah hongpai sam un, a chi a. Huan, Jesai leh a tapate a siangthou saka, kithoihna ah a sam a.
6It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.”
6Huan, hichi ahi a, a hongpai ua Eliab a naen a, TOUPA sathau nilhpa pen a maa ompa ahi mahmah ve, a chi a.
7But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
7Himahleh TOUPAN Samuel kiangah, a mel lam hiam, a san lam hiam en kei un; amah jaw ka deihlouh ahi; TOUPAN lah mihing et danin a en ngal keia; mihingin jaw polama latdan a en sek ua, TOUPAN bel lungtang lam a en zo sek hi, a chi a.
8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has Yahweh chosen this one.”
8Huan, Jesaiin Abinadab a sama, Samuel maah a paisaka. Aman, hiai leng TOUPA tel ahi naikei, a chi a.
9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Neither has Yahweh chosen this one.”
9Huan, Jesaiin Sama a vapaisak nawn. Huan, aman, hiai leng TOUPA tel ahi naikei lai, a chi a.
10Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen these.”
10Huchiin Jesaiin a tapate sagih Samuel maah a paisaka. Huan, Samuelin Jesai kiangah, TOUPAN hiai khawngte tel lou ahi, a chi a.
11Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?” He said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is keeping the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
11Huan, Samuelin Jesai kiangah, hiailaiah na tate a om kim vek uhia? a chi a. Aman, a naupangpen a om laia, ngai in, belam a ching hi, a chi a. Huan, Samuelin Jesai kiangah, vasam sah dih ve; a hongtun masiah I tu sin kei uhi, a chi a.
12He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. Yahweh said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”
12Huchiin a vasam saka, a honpi ua. Amah bel san chiuhteuh, mit hah kilawm, mel hoihtak mai ahi. Huan, TOUPAN, thou inla, sathau nilhin, hiai tak ahi, a chi a.
13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
13Huchiin Samuelin sathau bawm ki a laa, a unaute lakah amah sathau a nilha; huchiin TOUPA kha huai ni akipanin nakpi takin David tungah a hongtungta. Huchiin Samuel a thou a, Rama khua ah a paita hi.
14Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.
14Huan, TOUPA khain Saula a pawtsana, TOUPA sawl dawiin amah a hihbuai.
15Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.
15Huan, Saula sikhaten a kiangah, ngaiin, Pathian sawl dawiin nang a honhihbuai hi.
16Let our lord now command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. It shall happen, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well.”
16Ka pu un na sikha na maa omte kaihging tum siamtak zon thu honpe dih ve; huchiin Pathian sawl dawiin a honmat chiangin a tum dinga, na hoih mai ding hi, a chi ua.
17Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
17Huan, Saulain a sikhate kiangah, tum siamtak hon zonsak unla, ka kiangah honpi un, a chi a.
18Then one of the young men answered, and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him.”
18Huchiin tangval khatin a dawnga, a kiangah, ngai dih, Bethlehem mi Jesai tapa khat ka mutaa, huai mi tum siamtak, mi hangsan tak, kidou mi, thugen siamtak, melhoih tak ahi, a kiangah TOUPA leng a om, a chi a.
19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”
19Huchiin Saulain Jesai kiangah mi a sawla, na tapa David belam chinga om ka kiangah hong sakin, a chi a.
20Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
20Huan, Jesaiin sabengtung, tanghou leh uain thawl khat leh kelnou a laa, a tapa David Saula piak dingin a posaka.
21David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
21Huan, David Saula kiang a vatunga, a maah a va dinga: aman a na it mahmaha, a galvan tawipa dingin a pangta hi.
22Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me; for he has found favor in my sight.”
22Huan, Saulain Jesai kiangah, David ka kiangah om hen, ka mit a tung mahmah hi, chia hilh dingin mi sawla.Huan, hichi ahi a Pathian sawl dawiin Saula a mat teng in Davidin kaihging a laa, a tum sek a: huchiin Saula a hong halha, a hoih pahpaha; huan, dawiin a pawtsan jel.
23It happened, when the spirit from God was on Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
23Huan, hichi ahi a Pathian sawl dawiin Saula a mat teng in Davidin kaihging a laa, a tum sek a: huchiin Saula a hong halha, a hoih pahpaha; huan, dawiin a pawtsan jel.